The
life-sized X-wing in this auction is one of only 8 left in the
entire world. To our knowledge, it is one of
only two that have ever been released into public hands.
Back in 1995,
20th Century Fox Germany and Lucasfilm contracted 9 of
these to be made by a company called Pana Sensor in
Frankfurt. They were to be part of a worldwide promotional
tour highlighting the THX release of the original Star
Wars Trilogy on home video. Because of a truck wreck several
years ago, only 8 of these ships still exist.
There is currently
one on display at Celebration 3 in Indianapolis, Indiana . There is also one in
storage at the 20th Century Fox Studios in Sydney,
Australia. In 1996, Neiman Marcus auctioned one of them off
in their world famous Christmas Catalog. The final bid came
in at $135,000.00.
You can read all
about it at
http://www.starbright.org/press/xwing.html
Aside from the
three mentioned above, and the one we have
available, we have not been able to locate the other 4
X-Wings still in existence. If anyone has information on
their location, we would love to hear from you. You can
email us at xrebb@yahoo.com.
These incredible
life-sized replicas were constructed from
fiberglass, wood, and plastic, all placed over a steel
frame. When fully assembled the X-Wing measures 28 feet
long, 20 feet wide, and about 10 and a half feet tall. Total
weight is approximately 2000 lbs.
This particular
X-wing has spent the last several years hanging
from the ceiling of the FAO Schwartz toy store in Orlando,
Florida. It is in very good shape, and would be the ultimate
centerpiece to any Star Wars collection. It is now located
in Dayton, Ohio and can be seen by
appointment only.
This is an extremely rare piece.
We have set a extreamly low opening bid and a fair Buy-It-Now price. If someone purchases it using Buy-It-Now, we will provide
domestic U.S. shipping directly to the location of your
choice for no additional charge. This is a savings of
several thousand dollars.
We will accept
International bids as well,
but you will have to pay extra for shipping. However, we
will work with you on this end to make sure it is a very
smooth process and transaction.
Thanks, and Good Luck.